Experts say an Azerbaijan Airlines plane carrying 67 people, that crashed in Khazakstan killing at least 38 people, was shot down by Russian air defence systems. Here's what we know so far.
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane carrying 67 people crashed in the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday killing at least 38 people on board.
Smartphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before hitting the ground and exploding in a fireball.In this photo the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan.Kazakhstani, Azerbaijani and Russian authorities have said they are investigating the crash.
While officials remained tight-lipped, an Azerbaijani MP, Rasim Musabekov, directly pointed the finger at Russia.Photo shows An aerial view of the Caspian port city of Aktau Some aviation experts have said the holes seen in the plane's tail section after the crash indicate that it could have come under fire from Russian air defence systems fending off a Ukrainian drone attack.Mark Zee of OPSGroup, which monitors the world's airspace and airports for risks, said that the analysis of the fragments of the crashed plane indicated a 90-99 per cent probability that it was hit by a surface-to-air missile.
In an online post, FlightRadar24 said that the aircraft had faced "strong GPS jamming" that interfered with flight tracking data allowing to monitor planes' flight path.What has been Russia's response?The Kremlin said prior to reports that the aircraft had been downed by Russian defence systems that it would be improper to comment until the inquiry was concluded.
Yan Matveyev, an independent Russian military expert, noted that the images of the crashed plane's tail show damage compatible with shrapnel from the Russian Pantsyr-S1 air defence system.It's unclear why the pilots decided to fly hundreds of kilometres east across the Caspian Sea instead of trying to land in Russia after the plane was hit, he said.
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